March 2 » Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
August 14 » Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
September 13 » King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution.
September 14 » The Papal States lose Avignon to Revolutionary France.
September 30 » France's National Constituent Assembly is dissolved, to be replaced the next day by the National Legislative Assembly
December 15 » The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.
Day of death August 17, 1791
The temperature on August 17, 1791 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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